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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV215A.P1
LabelWhat work does 1st person do? Q215a.P1
Question text Which best describes the sort of work the first person does? (If the person is not working now, what did he/she do in his/her last job?
Responses
-2 Skp,nvr discuss 1093
0 Never had a job 51
1 Farmer/farm manager 14
2 Farm worker 3
3 Skilled 360
4 Semi/unskilled manual 408
5 Prof+technical 487
6 Manager/administrator 343
7 Clerical 281
8 Sales 116
9 Other 23
97 No 2nd/3rd person 0
98 Don't Know 1
99 Not answered 124
-1 No self-completn 230
Sysmiss 1698
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX FOR EACH PERSON
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample: 3 stage selection procedure. See Technical Notes for further details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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